lurkerwithout | Let the Right One In (Reply)

Oskar is a young boy in Stockholm. He's just slightly off from the rest of his class and so is the normal target for the local bullies. He has no friends and dreams lonely fantasies of violent revenge. Until Eli and her "father" move in to the apartment next to his. Oskar is fascinated by the new girl, who seems to share his sense of loneliness. The two become friends, even after Oskar learns Eli is a vampire...

While the movie has a few misfires (the scene with the cat attack stands out for looking goofy rather than supernatural and creepy) this Swedish movie feels fresh and new after so many standard vampire films. Its not that the movie truly has any new concepts, its simply that the standard tropes are presented in a way that comes off as different. Plus both the child actors give remarkable performances...